A postcard of the Sam Davis Hotel located at 132 Seventh Avenue North and corner of Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee. The 12-story, 250-room hotel named for Sam Davis, the Confederate hero, opened on Friday, 23 December 1927. The structure...
A photograph of the Sam Davis Hotel being imploded on 16 February 1985. It was located at 132 Seventh Avenue North and corner of Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee. In about 15 seconds the explosives sent the 56-year-old hotel down into its...
A photograph of the Noel Hotel located at 200 Fourth Avenue North and corner of Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, during construction. The property had been in the Noel family since 1854, at which time a huge spring flowed, furnishing most of...